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Forward Trump’s Gaza plan will cost Israel its soul 20 Feb
Sruli Fruchter argues against President Trump's proposal to forcibly displace two million Palestinians from Gaza, a plan which has received endorsement from ...
20 Feb
18forty We Must Learn the Hostages’ Names—and Tell Their Stories 17 Feb
Sruli Fruchter addresses the lack of awareness among some Jewish communities regarding Israeli hostages, emphasizing the need to learn and share their storie...
17 Feb
18forty Out of Sync With Israel, But Never Out of Love 15 Feb
Sruli Fruchter explores the emotional and temporal disconnect between Diaspora Jews and Israel in light of recent conflicts. This dissonance is characterized...
15 Feb
Forward This hostage deal is months too late — because people like me believed Netanyahu's lies 15 Jan
Sruli Fruchter reflects on the moral and political misjudgments surrounding Israel's hostage deal involving Hamas, criticizing Prime Minister Benjamin Netany...
15 Jan
18forty Why the Gap Year in Israel Is So Important 15 Jan
Shira Melamed, director of Midreshet Torat Chessed in Israel, underscores the transformative power of the gap year for Jewish youth. This year offers a uniqu...
15 Jan
18forty Towards the Derech: How Does a Reform Jew Return? 15 Jan
Sruli Fruchter explores the spiritual journey of moving towards Orthodoxy from a Reform Jewish background, examining the complexities and insecurities of red...
15 Jan
18forty The Hardal Community Explained: Torah, Am Yisrael, and Redemption 22 Dec 2024
The Hardal community, often associated with yeshivas like Har Hamor and Mercaz Harav, blends the religious rigor of Haredi life with religious Zionism's nati...
22 Dec 2024
Forward Americans can't have nuanced conversations about Israel. I know who could teach them a thing or two. 19 Dec 2024
Sruli Fruchter's article explores the polarized discourse on Israel prevalent in the United States, contrasting it with the more nuanced conversations occurr...
19 Dec 2024
18forty Why We Do Jewish Philosophy 1 Dec 2024
Rabbi Steven Gotlib closes 18Forty's "Faith in Reason" series with a reflection on Jewish philosophy as a means to systematically approach theology from a pe...
1 Dec 2024
18forty Between Modern Orthodoxy and Religious Zionism: At Home as an Immigrant 28 Nov 2024
Sruli Fruchter explores the complex experiences of living between modern Orthodoxy and Israel's Religious Zionism after making aliyah. The transition from Am...
28 Nov 2024